Day 6 | Jarren Morlan

I worked again on the epic 2 story house with some amazing people. Even though we did not complete it today, we were able to do over 3/4ths of the entire house. We only have on side of the house, but it requires ladders, so we should knock it out pretty quick come Thursday. Today Amber Frame and Jordan Skidmore were on the ladders quite a bit today painting high. I was impressed with their abilities and fearlessness, and their professionalism when it came to painting. It was hot but it was a good day.

Day 5 | Jarren Morlan

Our first full day and it was HOT!!! However, it was beyond a blessing. We started out the day working and cleaning up the park for the VBS for the week. Logan Gibson and I tried to win the prize of “Fullest Trash-bag” which we dominated and even collected a Bike Tire!!! After cleaning up the park, the majority of our group began removing rocks from the church; however, my group would have to leave before completion so such a “SOLID” project. My personal group traveled to a nearby town and were supposed to paint a 2 story house for a lovely lady named Colleen (spelling may be wrong). She is a nice, caring lady who raises her grandkids while her daughter recently underwent surgery on her foot and moved in with Colleen for the time being. The kids were high strung, and playing the entire time we worked, they enjoyed jumping on the trampoline, paying with the water hose and even wrestling like Turtles. The kids eventually wanted to assist painting the house; however, they couldn't reach too high, but we loved their effort. Colleen even helped the majority of the time painting and talking to us about the area, answering questions, and providing personal stories of her life and her grandkids. You could tell she is a proud Grandmother. We painted the house to the best of our abilities, we only had 1 ladder so Jordan Skidmore sat on my shoulders for a while so we could reach higher. Logan Gibson and I stood on the roof for the longest time painting as high and far as we could reach from our standing place on a wooden shingled roof. It was so much hotter on the roof than the ground so Logan and I drank A LOT of water; however, I still felt dehydrated by the end of the day. Our group had to stop production because it was time to disperse; however, we had accomplished so much today at the house and I was beyond proud of my group and so glad the Lord has blessed me with such hard workers today. I look forward to tomorrow's activities, even though we will be without shade and on ladders the entire time. It will be a good time for sure! Love you all and thank you for your prayers.

Day 2 | Jarren Morlan

Today was our second day of driving and it honestly went super fast! the morning started out with a delicious breakfast at the hotel and some great company while I drove the morning shift. Had some great conversation with Jordan Skidmore and Jack Friend since i do not get the chance to talk to them much. Dinner was great and the hotels are awesome! going to get some sleep now. long day of driving tomorrow.

Day 1 | Jarren Morlan

Today I woke up at 2:00 to an alarm that only excited me, our first day of our 12 days of adventure! I was blessed to have a great van while I drove this morning from 3:00-7:15, everyone slept and we were able to cruise without any issues or problems. Jack took over the wheel after our first pit stop and I slept for a few hours which was nice. Afterwards Logan, Tess, Brent, Jordan, and I played 21 Questions which was a lot of fun. We played a few rounds before I took over the wheel again the last 2.5 hours of our journey. It was a great day and I enjoyed riding along with driving with some amazing companions. I look forward to driving tomorrow and another day of adventuring.

Day 7 | Jarren Morlan

This is my first blog of the week, not because I don't like to blog, but because it is the first time it was open to type. Seems as though everyone is on this thing at any and every moment telling about their experiences and God moments this week which has been freakin awesome! God surely has been working in the lives of each and everyone here. Whether it'd be through worship, work, fellowship, and even the "Eric Campbell" jokes. This week has been a great experience for everyone. I have grown closer to individuals within our church that I have not had the chance to before and been seeing God in a lot of things! This has been a great week, I really cant begin to explain all that has happened here, but through others and their blogs I am sure you have read a lot and been moved. Thank you for all your support, without you we wouldnt be where we are today. This has been an amazing week and I am very humbled by everything. (I am done typing now)